Forced to marry, I picked up a young powerful official

Chapter 203 Do you touch it?

"My dear, we have been apart for so long. I just want to see you all the time. Are you going to refuse me?"

As soon as these words came out, Shen Nankui was speechless.

Gu Yichuan smiled with satisfaction, waved to Hehua, and asked, "What are you going to do tonight? Just tell me everything."

Hehua covered her mouth and laughed twice before explaining everything to him one by one.

Gu Yichuan took note of it carefully, and then said, "Hehua, go ahead. Madam, I'm here."

He Hua's mouth was almost stretched to her ears. She knelt down and bowed to him, saying, "Thanks to you, sir, I will be lazy today!"

Gu Yichuan waved at her, "Go and have a rest."

Not long after, Zhongshan brought in dinner, and Ah Nao was taken away by the wet nurse. The couple ate while chatting.

Gu Yichuan raised his hand and placed a bowl of pumpkin and cheese steamed egg, which was Shen Nankui's favorite, in front of her.

“This should be served while it’s hot.”

Shen Nankui nodded and scooped a spoonful to eat as instructed.

Gu Yichuan added, "The only people who have always been with you are Hehua and Zhongshan. You sent Zhongshan to the shop, and he often can't come back when he's busy. Now that Ah Nao is here, Hehua seems to be a little overwhelmed. Why not add some more people?"

Shen Nankui nodded and said, "I do have this idea, but because of what happened to Hero Gong a few days ago, I have not added anyone to my family."

"Then leave this matter to me."

"Alright."

Shen Nankui smiled faintly. This feeling of having someone to rely on is really good.

"And one more thing."

Gu Yichuan paused, "I took over as the governor of Yongzhou, and the official residence of the previous governor was also allocated to me. But I thought that you are still in confinement, and it is not convenient to move to another place. Moreover, there was a murder in that house. Even though I don't believe in ghosts and gods, for the sake of you and the child, I still have to ask the master to perform a few rituals to help the deceased pass away before we can move in. What do you think?"

Shen Nankui put down the bowl and nodded, "You decide."

Although she was reluctant to move out of this house, Gu Yichuang was the governor of Yongzhou after all, in charge of the affairs of the whole state. With subordinates coming and going, it was indeed inappropriate for him to live here.

Gu Yichuan seemed to see what she was thinking and gently squeezed her hand.

"If you don't want to move, I'll continue living here with you."

"Although this house is not big, it is quiet and elegant, just like the Qingyu Lane courtyard. The days when the two of us lived in the Qingyu Lane courtyard in the first month of this year were the happiest times of my life. Although it has been destroyed and we are not in the capital now, as long as you are willing, I can build another home with you."

"Not only you and me, but also our daughter Ah Nao, okay?"

Shen Nankui felt a surge of warmth in her heart, and she held his hand back, saying softly, "Okay, as long as our family of three can be together, I'll be satisfied."

Gu Yichuan smiled again.

"However, there are too many people crowded here. My subordinates are from the military and they are not shy about whether anyone has died or not. I have asked three of them to go to the official residence first, leaving only one here to protect your safety."

"As for Gong Tao, although he is innocent, as a suspect, he still has to go to the government office for interrogation according to the law. But don't worry, I will personally arrange for someone to guard him and will never let him get into any trouble."

Shen Nankui is now in confinement. Whether she is taking care of herself or taking care of the child, it is inconvenient to have too many strangers at home.

She nodded, "Okay, then only Mr. Cai is left."

Gu Yichuan shook his head, "Mr. Cai is gone."

Shen Nankui was stunned and asked hurriedly: "Where did he go?"

Gu Yichuan said, "I came back from the government office today, and he stopped me and said that a friend was about to arrive in Yongzhou, and he would go outside the city to meet him, so he would be away for a few days. Since it was inconvenient for you to see anyone, he asked me to tell you on his behalf."

"He didn't say whether he would come back or not?"

"I didn't say it."

Shen Nankui suddenly sighed, "Mr. Cai also contributed a lot to this matter, and I haven't thanked him properly yet."

Gu Yichuan comforted him, "Don't worry, Mr. Cai has helped you many times, and he is also my benefactor. If there is a chance in the future, I will thank him together with you."

Shen Nankui smiled and nodded, "Of course, and I think he will come back."

If her guess was correct, the friend that Cai Ling was talking about should be the person who was invited by her to come to Yongzhou from Donghai to change Gong Tao's appearance.

But now, it is of no use.

I just don't know if this will bring any trouble to Cai Ling?

Shen Nankui made up her mind that if Cai Ling's friend had any complaints about this matter, she would take full responsibility and not make things difficult for Mr. Cai.

At night, the two of them washed up and lay down side by side.

There was suddenly someone beside her. Before Shen Nankui could adapt, Gu Yichuan gently embraced her in his arms. Feeling the familiar heartbeat and temperature of this body, her cheeks became hot and she stretched out her arms to hug him.

After a long while, she measured his back with her hand and suddenly sighed.

"Thin."

Gu Yichuan took her hand and placed it on his chest, "I'm not thinner, I'm stronger, feel it?"

Shen Nankui pressed it, and the muscle lines under his palm became a little harder.

Gu Yichuan said with a smile, "The army has always been a place that admires the strong, and everything is respected. No one wants to pay attention to a low-ranking chief clerk like me, even if they are King Jing's men. Especially when I first arrived in Western Xinjiang, I couldn't adapt to the climate and got seriously ill. I was sick every day. When the generals saw me, they disliked me even more, with the exception of General Guangyu, the Western Guard General."

"When he led the soldiers in drills every day, he often asked me to train beside him. After a few months, my physique really became much stronger. Sometimes I would compete in wrestling with new soldiers and occasionally win. I am what I am now because of the training I did back then."

There was a hint of pride in his tone.

But when Shen Nankui heard it, he felt a kind of heart-wrenching pain.

"The blows and kicks in the army are no joke. You must have suffered a lot."

He was a scholar, not only did he endure the pain and cold stares in the army, but he also had to compete with those soldiers. Shen Nankui couldn't imagine how he managed to survive...

Gu Yichuan knew that she was worried about him, so he reached out and stroked her back, comforting her: "Although it is hard, it is also very rewarding."

Holding his beloved in his arms, he inexplicably felt a greater desire to confide in her.

"Nan Kui, you know, I learned a lot in the army, practicing weapons, patrolling the camp, and sometimes following the generals to drive out the Xiliang people who invaded the border. I still remember one time, when we were returning from a retreat, we passed through a desert. It was bare everywhere, with nothing but a few hawks circling in the sky."

"At that time, I was already familiar with the generals, so they urged me to shoot an eagle with my bow and roast it for dinner in the barracks at night. I tried it, and unexpectedly I actually shot it by chance. At dinner, Guangyu ate the roasted eagle I shot and praised me a lot in the army. Even those soldiers who usually looked down on scholars smiled at me."

“I knew then that this was their true recognition of me.”

Having said this, he suddenly fell silent.